Ethiopia is set to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Thursday, 3 October 2025, after a short postponement caused by a government trip to the World Trade ...

Once in force, the Protocol will be an integral part of the AfCFTA Agreement. It shall enter into force 30 days after the deposit of the 22nd instrument of ratification. [1] The Chairperson of the AU ...

South Africans are acutely aware of the rising pressures on their household budgets. From fuel and electricity hikes to higher food costs, disposable income is under pressure. Recent simulations ...

SA, US move closer to reciprocal trade agreement amid tariff tensions (Business Report) South Africa and the United States are edging closer to formal negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement, ...

As part of ongoing efforts to create an enabling environment for investors, a South Africa-United States Trade and Investment Forum has been established to provide structure and continuity for ...

Strategic collaborations key in SA-China trade relations - Deputy Minister Godlimpi (The Department of Trade Industry and Competition) The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Zuko ...

South Africa Makes Steady Progress in Trade Discussions with United States, Says Minister Parks Tau (Central News South Africa) Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Parks Tau says South Africa is ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

George Chikondi Lwanda is a regional programme and policy advisor with the UNDP Africa Centre, a 2018 Asia Global Fellow at the Asia Global Institute at the Hong Kong University, and an alum of the Mo ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...